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Projects & Energy - Turkey
What the Team is Known For
Çakmak Attorney Partnership is a household name for projects and energy in the Turkish market, advising international lenders and leading domestic banks on high-profile financing and development mandates. Based in Ankara and İstanbul, the team often advises large domestic energy firms on EPC contracts, O&M arrangements and disputes. It is highly active on healthcare PPPs and major Turkish infrastructure projects such as motorway and railway developments. Lawyers in the team are experienced in both conventional and renewable energy matters, ranging across coal, natural gas and wind power projects, as well as mining issues.
Strengths
The firm's advice is both practical and commercially sound, carefully balancing legal precision with the unique challenges of the energy industry.
The team has impressive depth with regards to the subject matter, and shows breadth and flexibility, doing specific research when the project required it.
Notable practitioners
Zeynep Çakmak is known for being able to assist with energy-related litigation, transactions in the energy sector and hospital construction projects. She is also experienced in project finance, having acted on behalf of lenders, sponsors and borrowers.
Mesut Çakmak is particularly well versed in assisting energy clients with project finance, developments and transactions. He is also experienced in export finance mandates.
Mustafa Durakoğlu often acts on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects. He is also adept at assisting with the development of high-value rail, road and energy projects.
Mustafa Durakoğlu is a pleasure to work with and provided the team with direction at a few critical points during the project.
Mustafa Durakoğlu has an exceptional understanding of the nuances of our matters and shows remarkable commercial insight.
Ayşe Eda Biçer handles the financing, development and transactional aspects of projects. She assists clients with export financing, loan restructuring and construction mandates. She is adept at handling energy and infrastructure projects.